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[quote who="dragoaskani" reply="60" id="2707237"]I can play all my DLC for those games without logging into the servers at all. So I guess I have to call you out.[/quote]You have no idea how the DLC download, installation or verification process works. In the case of Dragon Age, you have to use your account to log in in-game, download and install your DLC. It then verifies the DLC again every time you log on or your profile is reset. Another way to do it is to download the .dazip file

I don't really know what to say. Congratulations. We all love it when we nail stuff, but I don't think I've ever nailed something worth $1 million. :) [quote who="TheProgress" reply="1" id="2707284"]Wait, are you saying that you got paid $1,000,000 to write something in 12 hours? Unless you specialize in a highly unusual field I doubt it.[/quote]No, he's saying that he had to demo a piece of software to a client worth $1 million, which took him weeks of hell to finish, only

The bush on the foremost right-hand pillar is misaligned. Other than that, I think it looks absolutely awesome. Considering my own suckyness in using the Tile Editor, I can only say that I'm envious. I'd put some people in there, though. Maybe just one or two talking outside the house, or in the backyard.

[quote who="Grove12345" reply="6" id="2707127"]i dont think this game looks all that good. And i love consoles too. On a side note i think PC gamers need to stop being closed minded or get off their high horse, and acknowledge consoles have some really good exclusives. Demons Souls, Uncharted 2, and even a simple 3rd person shooter like Gears of War or Halo 3 seems to play better than just about any PC games i ever played.[/quote]It's not the games. It's the entire conso

[quote who="Tridus" reply="28" id="2707078"]I always like throwing that one back at people who claim they want to defend a "traditional definition of marriage." They don't seem to realize just what the traditional definition actually is. [/quote]I want to defend the traditional definition of marrige. [e digicons];)[/e]

And now, a friendly intermezzo. [quote who="awuffleablehedgie" reply="52" id="2707073"]Sorry, I didn't make my original point clear. Th

[quote who="SpaghettiMon" reply="49" id="2707061"]You're right, after re-reading the email from Gabe, it does appear that he says it wasn't game specific (even though it really only affected people playing MW2). I guess he also admitted to making a mistake. It was a bug caused during updating of certain DLL files. The point is though, instead of being an over-zealous dictator, Valve reconciled their mistake by reversing the ban, AND giving them $100 in free games. I'd say that's the exact opp

Please let us know if that sorts it out. It's a common thing to miss (did it meself).

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="41" id="2707024"]Through no fault of their own, yes, but not by overzealous forum admins which was Luckmann's and Zubaz' main arguing point. Therefore, your example is invalid - you can stand by it, but it simply does not apply.[/quote]It does apply. The issue in my case may be overzealous administrators (Codename: Asshats) but the larger issue, as I see is, is one of accountability and control. Like the automated anti-cheat-hammer of Ste

[quote who="Nesrie" reply="40" id="2707013"]The topic was actually thanking Frogboy.[/quote]Which we should do every day. Our Frog who art at Stardock, We give thanks for the pleasure Of gathering together for this occasion. We give thanks for these games Prepared by loving hands. We give thanks for betas, The freedom to enjoy it all And all other bl

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="35" id="2706997"]Yea, I'm a bit skeptical. Banning someone from the forums is one thing. But eliminating a customer's ability to play the game because of forum behavior? It's none of a publisher's business. I don't see how they have the right to do that.[/quote]I can send you all my account information if you're like to see for yourself. Dragon Age even has a little message informing you that your account is banned (I never checked Mass Effect 2).

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="31" id="2706973"] Valve banned a bunch of people from their games, 15,000 I believe over a mistake in their own program. Er, that had nothing to do with forum posting. Stay on topic, perhaps? Those were automated bans with no human input, not a decision of forum admins[/quote] [quote who="SpaghettiMon" reply="34" id="2706995"]Firstly, Valve didn't ban anyone from any games. The VAC system for MW2 detected certain legit file changes as h

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="32" id="2706975"]It's not "wrong". It's in their rules which you agree to follow when you post on the boards. As I said, I believe it's a harsh and unreasonable form of punishment, but it's not "wrong". It's spelled out in the TOS.[/quote] You are confusing "wrong" in a moral sense, and "wrong" in a legal sense. And even then , it is still legally dubious to withhold, or threaten to withhold, legally purchase

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="27" id="2706949"]Sure, but you can't say "If someone has power they'll eventually abuse it.. except Brad, who has power but won't abuse it" :p My point of contention with Luckmann's original statement was warning people to not buy their games if they wanted to participate on the forums, which is grossly misrepresenting their forum admins. People who don't try to start trouble never have to worry, just like everywhere else. I do think it's ha

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="23" id="2706929"] That's not a slippery slope, that's paranoia. :p Frogboy has the power, are you saying sooner or later he'll start closing people's Stardock accounts for disagreeing with him on the forums? The truth is the vast majority of the visitors on any given game forum have absolutely 0 reasons to worry. The only "slippery slope" is how much of a dick you can be before the banhammer, but they're not going to start banning people just bec

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="20" id="2706894"]Well, really, it's more like "Don't buy from EA/Bioware if you plan on being a dick on their forums". 'Cause other than that, everyone's fine :p[/quote]Could at least have given me a warning. They kept banning/unbanning me without warnings and then suddenly it was permanent. It's somewhat true what you say, yeah, but who's to say you don't happen to rub a mod the wrong way one day? It wasn't like I was the only one. I just happened to be

Alright, I opened up the thread and thought "sigh, another hyped console game..." but after watching the vid I found myself wanting an X360 for the first time in a long, long, long time. It has a certain anime-esque style to it, without actually being anime-esque. And I must say that that style does appeal to me greatly.

[quote who="Raven X" reply="18" id="2706843"]If I knew there was even a Remote chance I could get banned from Actually playing a game I bought because I got banned on some forums somewhere....I'd never register or post on any game's forums...Ever. That's bullshit. If they did that I'd throw their P.o.S. game back in their faces and demand a refund or I'd sue their asses, plain and simple.[/quote]They are leaning against the EULA. Whilst that doesn't actually hold any weight here, there's not

Couldn't find a thread so I thought I'd just throw this your way. A fun little free-form game, centered around surviving alone in the wilderness. You enemy is attrition. I really don't know how to describe it. Definitely one of those small indie games worth checking out. <br /

[quote who="Tormy-" reply="16" id="2706725"]Blizzard has a good experience in banning people from their games and forums. [/quote]Yeah, but I haven't actually heard of anyone having their account suspended after being banned on the forums. Getting banned in-game is also another thing entirely, since it's a multiplayer game. Now, I don't support banning even in multiplayer, but it's another climate,

[quote who="dragoaskani" reply="12" id="2706552"]Wow, that's insane. whats more insane is that you believe it...[/quote]I can attest that it does happen, because it happened to me. Not only was I banned from the Bioware forums, but my EA account was suspended, so I can no longer log into my Dragon Age/Mass Effect 2 accounts or access any of my DLC, most of which I paid for. So yes, it does happen. Unless you want to call me a liar. [quote who="awuffleablehedgie" reply="6" id="

Othello, I must say that I love the barn-thing. I may yoink that in the future. :p [quote who="Twohawks" reply="8" id="2706055"]cant you just share them through impulse reactor (as well)?[/quote]Yes, you can, but it's not really the same thing, 'innit?

First is something I first mentioned way back and then in a couple of other threads. It's very basic and in my mind (may not conform to standard reality) should be very easy to do on the programmer end; A button to manually shift to the cloth map. Regardless of zoom level, some of us (me, at least) will want to shift between the cloth map and the 3D map at will. I may want to have a close-up view of certain aspects on the cloth map, use it to quickly get an o

Actually, the game itself even have blenders. There used to be one for the built-in Faction creator, but there also is one in the Sovereign creator and in the Tile creator. All you really need are three sliders (Red, Green, Blue) and a colour output.

[quote who="SuperZERO0" reply="85" id="2706601"]Hi all, Looks straight forward enough to me. Though there is 1 thing that is a little unclear to me. Perhaps the future Parts will explain this anyhow. I have never used XML, or been involved in the beta tests, so this question may be a bit ignorant, sorry if it is. I notice in the file that Faction_Background_Altar.png is referring no doub